§ 58-8-106. Sending Personnel and Equipment Outside Jurisdiction
Any participating governmental entity may, upon receiving a request for mutual aid in an occurrence or for assistance from a requesting party in a municipal, county, state, or federal state of emergency, send its personnel and equipment outside its boundaries and into any other jurisdiction necessary to respond to the request.
§ 58-8-107. Discretion of Participating Entities to Respond — Withdrawal of Aid or Assistance — Mutual Aid for Emergency Medical Services
This chapter does not create a duty on participating governmental entities to respond to a request for aid or assistance nor to stay at the scene of an occurrence or emergency for any length of time. Upon receipt of a request for aid or assistance, a potential responding party shall determine whether and to what […]
§ 58-8-108. Command of the Scene — Delegation of Command
The representative or representatives of the requesting party authorized to be in charge of emergency response at the scene shall be in command at the scene as to strategy, tactics, and overall direction of the operations. The requesting party may delegate command as needed. Generally accepted incident command procedures shall be implemented and followed. The […]
§ 58-8-109. Scope of Authority — Workers’ Compensation Coverage — Liability
When employees of the responding party are sent from the employing jurisdiction to another jurisdiction or jurisdictions in response to a request for aid or assistance under this chapter, they have the same powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities as if they were performing their duties in the jurisdiction in which they normally function. Employees […]
§ 58-8-110. Immunity
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to remove any immunity from, defenses to, or limitation on liability provided by the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act, compiled in title 29, chapter 20, or other law.
§ 58-8-111. Responsibility for Costs — Eligibility for Reimbursement — Wages — Use of Equipment, Materials and Supplies — Records and Invoices
Except as provided in this section, the requesting party shall pay the responding party all documented costs incurred by the responding party in extending assistance to the requesting party under this chapter. The requesting party is ultimately responsible for reimbursement of all eligible expenses, not to exceed the federal emergency management agency’s (FEMA) reimbursement fee […]
§ 58-8-102. Chapter Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Activities under service agreements” means day-to-day cooperation and activities based upon interlocal service or operational agreements or contracts between or among governmental entities; “Aid” means the same as assistance, except that aid is provided in an occurrence during any period of time when a state […]
§ 58-8-103. Governance — Agreements to Provide Aid and Assistance — Service and Operational Agreements — Purpose — Construction With Other Laws
On and after July 1, 2004, the provision and receipt of mutual aid and assistance by participating governmental entities shall be governed by this chapter, and no separate agreement is necessary except with regard to aid or assistance provided to entities in other states, aid or assistance provided between nongovernmental utilities and governmental entities, and […]
§ 58-8-104. Declaration of Local State of Emergency — Cost Reimbursement — Evacuation Orders
The mayor of a municipality or the mayor or county executive of a county or metropolitan government may declare a local state of emergency affecting such official’s jurisdiction by executive order consistent with and governed by § 58-2-110(3)(A)(v). The mayor or executive of any municipality or county, or such official’s designee, may declare a state […]
§ 58-7-106. Conflicts of Interest
If any matter before the board involves a project, transaction, or relationship in which a member or the member’s associated institution, business or board has a direct or a conflicting interest, the member shall make known to the board that interest and shall be prohibited from participating in discussions and voting on that matter.